Sight-finder.



PATENTED APR. 25, 1905 G. HENDERSON.

SIGHT FINDER. APPLmATIoN rum) JULY 8. 1904.

INVENTOR 2 i mmm Patented April 25, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGEHENDERSON, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

SIGHT-FINDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 788,467, dated April25, 1905.

Application filed July 8, 1904. Serial No. 215,747.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. GEORGE HENDERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at 3417 Mount Pleasant street northwest, Washington, Districtof Columbia, have invented a new and useful Sight-Finder to be Securedto the Butt-Stock of Firearms, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of the invention is to provide a sight-finder which willassure accuracy and rapid shooting by fixing the sighting-eye of themarksman at the base of the tangent or sight-line by placing anadjustable guide in the corner of the mouth or lips, thus using theflexibility of the lips to accommodate the recoil of the gun, also asight-finder that can easily be attached to any gun-stock and readilyadjusted to suit its different requirements due to the different stylesof butt-stocks and the difference in the length of arms of the marksmen.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters ofreference indicate the same parts in the several views, Figure l is aperspective view indicating the employment of the device. Fig. 2 is areverse view of the gun shown in Fig. 1, showing the device in placeupon the stock. Fig. 3 is a section taken longitudinally through thecenter of the device shown in Fig. 4:, Fig. 4 being a top plan view ofthe device.

My sight-finder consists of a plate 1 of about two and one-half inchesin length and about half an inch in width, more or less, and which has aslot 2 longitudinal thereof. Said plate is grooved on the under side, soas to form a cavity or free space to accommodate the movement therein ofa block or slide 3, to which is secured a knob or button 4, constitutinga lip-guide through means of stem 5, which may be screw-threaded intoeither the button 4 or the slide 3, so that said knob (or lip-guide)when properly adjusted may be secured in position in slot 2 by turningit, and thereby clasping it to the plate. This button or knob can bemade of any suitable material, such as metal, rubber, papier-mch,celluloid, or leather.

The plate 1 is provided with means for securing it to the stock of thegun, and in the present instance I have shown-an aperture at each end ofthe plate for screws or other fastening device.

In the use of this device the knob or lipguide is to be adjusted uponthe gun-stock at the point where the corner of the mouth of the marksmanrests on the stock, said point to be ascertained while he is holding thegun at a dead sight and need never be changed unless extraordinary thickclothing is worn. The marksman intuitively slips the lip-guide I in thecorner of his mouth in the act of bringing his gun to a sight and closeshis off eye, and his sight-eye is then sure to be dead in the sights ofthe gun.

It is of course apparent that this sight-finder may be employedindependently of the plate, in which case the knob constituting the lipor mouth guide will be attached directly to the butt-stock of the gun.

I am aware that it is old to provide firearms with a chin-restcomprising a laterallyextended member secured to the stock and adaptedto pass beneath the chin of the marksman for the purpose of resistingthe pulse .vibrations and steadying the arm; but I make no claim to anysuch structure. On the contrary, the object of my invention is toprovide means for aiding the marksman in quickly and positively bringingthe sighting-eye definitely in line with the sights by means of a smalldevice adapted to be inserted between the lips at the corner of themouth. Therefore in the claims the expression member adapted to beinserted between the lips or its equivalent is not intended tocomprehend a device capable of being used under the chin, but is limitedto a device of much smaller dimensionsc'. 6., of a length substantiallyequal to the normal thickness of the lips and of a diameter small enoughto readily pass between the latter.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

-1. A sight-finder for firearms comprising a member constructed to besecured to the stockof the firearm and adapted to be inserted betweenthe lips of the marksman.

2. A sight-finder for firearms comprising an adjustable memberconstructed to be secured to the stock of the firearm and adapted to beinserted between the lips of the marksman.

3. A sight-finder for firearms comprising a supporting-plate, and a lugor member carried by said plate and adapted to be inserted between thelips of the marksman.

4. A sight-finder for firearms comprising a supporting-plate, and a lugor member adjustably mounted in said plate and adapted to be insertedbetween the lips of the marksman.

5. A sight-finder for firearms comprising a supporting-plate, a lug ormember slidingly mounted in said plate and adapted to be insertedbetween the lips of the marksman, and means for holding said lugs ormember from movement.

6. A sight-finder for firearms comprising a slotted plate, and a lug ormember mounted in the slot of said plate and adapted to be insertedbetween the lips of the marksman.

7. A sight-finder for firearms comprising a slotted plate, a clampmember adjustably secured therein. and a lug or button engaging saidclamp member and adapted to be inserted between the lips of themarksman.

8. A sight-finder for firearms comprising means adapted to be insertedbetween the lips of the marksman, whereby a fixed point of rest isestablished with relation to the sighting-eye.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this application in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses. 4

GEORGE HENDERSON.

Witnesses:

EDWIN NAUcK, E. AMos NAUCK.

